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altitudinous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
al-ti-tudi-nous
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Lofty; very high.

Humorous

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin altitūdin- + -ous, from oblique stem of Latin altitūdō, from altus + -tūdō. By surface analysis, altitude + -ous.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more altitudinous (comparative) most altitudinous (superlative)

Derived Forms

altitudinousness

Questions

What does altitudinous mean?
Lofty; very high.
Where does altitudinous come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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